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sheetal, thanks for joining us. >> hi. >> jennifer: tell us a little bit what you're seeing on the ground. first of all how important is colorado to the obama and romney campaigns, can you tell from being there? >> yes absolutely. you can tell that both the obama and romney campaigns are just pouring money into this state. every time you turn on the radio, you hear one of their voices. every time you turn on a television, there is an ad. it's insane. there are signs everywhere, and people are energic and excited about the campaigns. >> jennifer: are the folks that you're meeting are they aware of how special they are how vital their votes are and that their votes count for thousands of others? >> in south colorado, you can tell representative gutierrez said look, obama sent me here for a reason. he didn't send me here to talk and hang out but because you're going to determine the outcome of this campaign, and colorado voters know that. >> jennifer: do you have a sense right now that they feel a difference in the president in in 2008? >> from the voters that i talked to it seems that their
sheetal, thanks for joining us. >> hi. >> jennifer: tell us a little bit what you're seeing on the ground. first of all how important is colorado to the obama and romney campaigns, can you tell from being there? >> yes absolutely. you can tell that both the obama and romney campaigns are just pouring money into this state. every time you turn on the radio, you hear one of their voices. every time you turn on a television, there is an ad. it's insane. there are signs...
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stay with us! [ male announcer ] red lobster's hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. you so fascinated by the prices, you keep rambling on! i know! -that pork chop was great! -no more fast food friday's! so we gotta go! we're going to go to red lobster. yep. [ male announcer ] try our 15 under $15 menu and sea food differently! >> jennifer: there's a familiar face back on the campaign front. president obama returned to the race today after three days directing the federal response to hurricane sandy. he stopped today in swing states wisconsin, colorado and nevada where he had this barb for mitt romney's policies. >> obama: with a straight face, he's offering them up as
stay with us! [ male announcer ] red lobster's hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. you so fascinated by the prices, you keep rambling on! i know! -that pork chop...
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thanks for joining us. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," can you feel that? that subtle change in attitude? it's called a momentum shift. >> obama: governor christie throughout this process has been responsive and aggressive and i just want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his compassion for the people of our state. >> jennifer: that's called political euphoria occurring when state, local, and federal officials of both parties work together to do what is in the best interests of the people. let's hope it is contagious. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today is a great day to be a democrat, and progressive. it is going to be a great night in "the war room" all of you political junkies. sit back and get ready for some political euphoria. there are a whole batch of swing-state polls out today and the president is up in the vast majority. the president now has a five-point lead in ohio. we're going to turn ohio blue and you just keep watching these numbers up
thanks for joining us. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," can you feel that? that subtle change in attitude? it's called a momentum shift. >> obama: governor christie throughout this process has been responsive and aggressive and i just want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his compassion for the people of our state. >> jennifer: that's called political euphoria occurring when...
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if anybody is out there thinking of us, say your prayers for us. that's what you can do. >> at a con ed power plant a spark, a transformer explosion and a massive fireball. [ explosion ] >> what's going on? what the hell is this! [ yelling ] >> this is an area that experienced severe damage. it looks like a doll house. literally the front of this chelsey building ripped right off. mayor bloomberg said, in fact the crane structures at all these sites have been examined. they had been tied down. they should be safe given what we know about the winds, but as you report, 90 mph for these winds, there are big concerns for construction sites like that as well. >> more breaking news, look at these pictures with me. this is a partial crane collapse in new york city. >> workers are taking down the board that was supposed to keep water out of subway stations and loading sandbags back on the trucks. >> the mta last night faced a disaster more than they have faced in this century. >> everything covered in sludge. >> falling trees crashing on to roads and into
if anybody is out there thinking of us, say your prayers for us. that's what you can do. >> at a con ed power plant a spark, a transformer explosion and a massive fireball. [ explosion ] >> what's going on? what the hell is this! [ yelling ] >> this is an area that experienced severe damage. it looks like a doll house. literally the front of this chelsey building ripped right off. mayor bloomberg said, in fact the crane structures at all these sites have been examined. they...
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with us for analysis of what the absence of patras means is jeanine. thanks for joining us. we also have news that a woman -- paula broodwell -- this again is nbc reporting, it was under an fbi investigation over accessing his email, whatever that means. so jeanine you have covered him. he was sort of the golden boy of generalsrtnly. he seemed to have a stellar reputation. what kind of bomb shell is this? >> it is huge. he is one of the most important military personnel of your generation. he dealt with everything from the crisis in syria, to crisis in israel with drone strikes. he has been the front man on all of these issues. >> jennifer: so let's talk first about the -- the whys and the times of this. this is a friday afternoon, some in the far-right press are suspicious that the timing suggests that there was some fear about him testifying relating to benghazi there is an investigation and hearing scheduled for next week. do you think this has to do with that? >> no. he has handled a lot more difficult issues than benghazi. he would have been able to handle that. i think
with us for analysis of what the absence of patras means is jeanine. thanks for joining us. we also have news that a woman -- paula broodwell -- this again is nbc reporting, it was under an fbi investigation over accessing his email, whatever that means. so jeanine you have covered him. he was sort of the golden boy of generalsrtnly. he seemed to have a stellar reputation. what kind of bomb shell is this? >> it is huge. he is one of the most important military personnel of your...
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you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. and in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> jennifer: and so despite everything i said in the first block, actually there was hope today. you had house speaker john boehner who actually opened a door that many people thought was shut. >> for the purposes of forging a bipartisan agreement that begins to solve the problem, we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. >> jennifer: what? so does speaker boehner mean what he says? here to answer that question and more, is host of "viewpoint," and former new york governor eliot spitzer. welcome inside "the war room." >> i like being here. >> jennifer: i was just railing about the far-right republicans -- >> i heard you from miles away. >> jennifer: but despite the denial, john boehner gave this statement today to suggest that revenue could be a part of a grand bargain. >> yes, but -- there was classi
you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. and in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> jennifer: and so despite everything i said in the first block, actually there was hope today. you had house speaker john boehner who actually opened a door that many people thought was shut. >> for the purposes of forging a bipartisan agreement that begins to solve the...
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most of us get our refund. we don't have to wait for months or years to have the irs check. >> jennifer: and it should default in favor of the veterans instead of making them wait for all the investigation to happen for them to get treatment. >> or compensation. >> jennifer: or compensation. has this just been politicized too much. >> i think people want to say good things about veterans. george bush said good things about veterans and obama said good things about veterans. the problem is focus. he has given this additional money, but where is the focus in the reform that he talks about in his speeches actually happens. >> jennifer: do you have confidence in the leadership that it will happen? >> as we've talked about the things that happened in the last four years under president obama has not been entirely positive. >> jennifer: but you have a volume of people coming back, that increases your volume but you need streamlining of the system. >> absolutely and leadership. >> jennifer: aaron. thank you so much fo
most of us get our refund. we don't have to wait for months or years to have the irs check. >> jennifer: and it should default in favor of the veterans instead of making them wait for all the investigation to happen for them to get treatment. >> or compensation. >> jennifer: or compensation. has this just been politicized too much. >> i think people want to say good things about veterans. george bush said good things about veterans and obama said good things about...
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us some uplifts words. coming up, the apple did not fall far from the tree. talking about a big day for joe biden and the president. >> ballot initiatives, we're going to tell you which controversial issues are on the table and which way voters leaning. >> after the break they get bam barreled with ads telephone calls, mailers and people knocking on their door, but tomorrow, the swing state voters, may they be wise in their decision. it's election room in the war room and we are in 24 hour lackdown mode. we'll be right back. of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? >> now to a quick look at how the presidential race stands in the swing states just hours before voting starts. more than 19 state polls out today. real clear politics provides and average for each state. florida, mitt romney is leading 50-48% according to that averag
us some uplifts words. coming up, the apple did not fall far from the tree. talking about a big day for joe biden and the president. >> ballot initiatives, we're going to tell you which controversial issues are on the table and which way voters leaning. >> after the break they get bam barreled with ads telephone calls, mailers and people knocking on their door, but tomorrow, the swing state voters, may they be wise in their decision. it's election room in the war room and we are in...
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stay with us! this is going to be great. >> read my lips. >> jennifer: tonight we continue with part four of our series the selling of the presidents with a look at celebrity ads. now, whether the celebrity is extremely smart like george clooney or maybe just really talent and good-looking like george clooney politicians love getting a-list support on the campaign trail. current tv's barry lank has our report. >> hello. i'm tom hanks. i want barack obama to be the next president of our country. >> president obama is not the first presidential candidate to wrangle support from top celebrities. john f. kennedy was a magnet for the stars and his famous friends also appeared in tv ads. >> hi. my name is harry belafonte. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, henry fonda. >> every presidential candidate since has enlisted celebrities to endorse them in ads. >> i really think he's an honest man. that's why i'm voting for him. >> mike huckabee is a lifelong hunter who will protect our second amendment rights
stay with us! this is going to be great. >> read my lips. >> jennifer: tonight we continue with part four of our series the selling of the presidents with a look at celebrity ads. now, whether the celebrity is extremely smart like george clooney or maybe just really talent and good-looking like george clooney politicians love getting a-list support on the campaign trail. current tv's barry lank has our report. >> hello. i'm tom hanks. i want barack obama to be the next...
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he's coming to us from wilmington. thank you for joining us. >> the best clip of the entire convention was yours governor. i haven't gotten to praise you on your speech, it was phenomenal. >> second only to your dad and you, that was an awesome and moving moment that you guys encountered there and that we all were witness to. obviously delaware's attorney general, and as attorney general in general the issue of voters suppression, which is really hot on our list of topics today is really big. this is not an issue in delaware, i assume. that. >> it's not. as of now we don't have any reports of any issues and we have lawyers as you know as a former attorney general you deploy lawyers across the state. which we're in the process of doing to represent the state and our commissioner of elections. we have no problems, knock on wood here in delaware. >> i know you must be worried like i am a all of these efforts especially that we saw this weekend, today ohio and florida to voter suppression could be widespread enough that it
he's coming to us from wilmington. thank you for joining us. >> the best clip of the entire convention was yours governor. i haven't gotten to praise you on your speech, it was phenomenal. >> second only to your dad and you, that was an awesome and moving moment that you guys encountered there and that we all were witness to. obviously delaware's attorney general, and as attorney general in general the issue of voters suppression, which is really hot on our list of topics today is...